SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW OFFICERS!

President
External Vice President
Internal Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Volunteer Coordinator
Social Chair
Historian
Kevin Le
Linda Bui
Pia Vo
Lydia Philip
Austin Franco
​Ivette Zapata
Rolando Guillot
Aryssa Jo Cruz
Le.kevin03@gmail.com
Bui.linda17@yahoo.com
Lydia.philip@gmail.com
Piavo1998@gmail.com
Austin.franco626@yahoo.com
​Ivettez01@yahoo.com
Rolando1212@utexas.edu
Ajcruz0791@yahoo.com
2019-2020 Officer photos coming soon! 

2018-2019 Officers

President

Julia Campbell
Class of 2019 
Email: juliacampbell004@gmail.com
From San Antonio, Texas
Major: BSA Biology, Business Foundations
Fun facts:
   1. Her favorite color is yellow 
   2. She has an obsession with succulents!
   3. She loves to travel 

External Vice  President

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​Zebin  Dholasaniya 
Class of 2019 
Email: zdholasaniya@yahoo.com
From Friendswood, Texas 
Major: BSA Biology and Business Foundations
Fun Facts:
   1. She hopes to publish a novel of her own one day
   2. Works part time at an optometrist office
   3. Loves to binge watch TV shows
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INternal Vice President


​Bryan  Mai 
Class of 2019 
Email: bryan.mai29@gmail.com
From Houston, Texas 
Major: BSA Biology 
Fun Facts:
   1. Learning how to play the ukulele 
   2. His brother dropped his phone in a storm drain while playing PokemonGo
   3. Featured in a video of Kevin Durant dunking in slow motion 

Secretary

Rebeca Pham
Class of 2020
Email: rebecapham@utexas.edu
From Houston, Texas 
Major: BS Nutritional Sciences 
Fun Facts: 
   1. She is still numb from her wisdom teeth surgery earlier this year. 
   2. Her favorite fruit is durian 
   3. Works part time at an optometrist 

Treasurer 

janna Pham
Class of 2019 
Email: jannapham@utexas.edu
From Houston, Texas 
Major: BS Biology 
Fun Facts: 
   1. Her favorite place on earth is the Bahamas 
   2. She is left-handed 
   3. She has a shopping addiction

Social Chair

Sara Cha
Class of 2019 
Email: mi_hye711@yahoo.com
From Dallas, Texas 
Major: BS Psychology and Biology Minor 
Fun Facts:
   1. Her friends call her Sriracha 
   2. She loves to play Tetris 
   3. Her dream pet is a hairless cat 

Volunteer Coordinator


Pia vo
Class of 2020 
Email: piavo1998@gmail.com
From Austin, Texas 
Major: BS Biology
Fun Facts: 
   1. She loves meeting new people and is always down to grab food and hang 
   2. Her favorite hobby is baking 
   3. She aspires to be an optometrist providing vision care to underdeveloped         areas

Historian

KEvin  Le 
Class of 2021 
Email: le.kevin03@gmail.com
From Dallas, Texas 
Major: BSA Biology and Studio Art Minor 
Fun Facts: 
   1. Drawing and painting are his favorite hobbies
   2. He is (slightly) addicted to iced coffee 
   3. He loves watching cooking vidoes but doesn't actually cook! 

Officer  Duties  &  Responsibilities

President
  • Official representative of POPS
  • Preside over club meetings and activities
  • Initiate committees as the need arises, with the consent of club
  • Reserve rooms and plan for general meetings and officer meetings
  • Invite guest speakers
  • Organize tours/field trips/major events.
  • Help keep officers on task and also help them as needed
  • Keep organization’s documents and other misc. papers together; pass on to President-elect

External Vice President
  • Assume Presidential duties if President is absent from meetings/activities
  • Assist President in managing and coordinating meetings, events, and activities
  • Attend other functions in the President’s absence
  • Write "Thank You" cards to all of our guest speakers and buy gifts of gratitude for selected speakers
  • Carry out other duties as assigned by President
  • Create and post flyers for upcoming meetings
  • Secure sponsorships for organization

Internal Vice President
  • Oversee OptoFamily and Big Sib/Lil Sib Program
  • Design and order T-shirts

Secretary
  • Create and update website
  • Inform members of meetings and activities
  • Take attendance at all meetings and events
  • Pass out and compile the info sheets on all members
  • Keep track of points
  • Make the newsletters for each meeting; pass out to members
  • Collect extra brochures/documents from speakers
  • Update and manage website regularly with announcements, member points, and pictures
  • Send job openings to listserv and post on website

Treasurer
  • Collect dues and keep record of payments
  • Deposit money into bank
  • Reimburse members for meeting supplies, t-shirts, etc.
  • Set budgets during the year including meetings, socials, etc.
  • Organize fundraisers
  • Keep records of all transactions with bank

Volunteer Coordinator
  • Inform and remind members about new volunteer opportunities at the beginning of each semester
  • Help promote volunteer events related to the health care profession
  • Compile a list of doctors that are willing to let students shadow them
  • Be aware of possible volunteer opportunities throughout the semester
  • Communicate periodically with Prevent Blindness President and announce upcoming screening events

Social Chair
  • Plan, manage, and oversee socials during the year
  • Coordinate intramural sports
  • Plan end-of-year banquet

Historian
  • Take pictures at meetings and events; upload to website
  • Banner design for UH Spring Conference
  • Organize scrapbook with help from members
  • Create banquet slideshow at the end of the year
  • Create signage and posters for events